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Thread: Got my new Ed Brown!

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    Got my new Ed Brown!

    Friday, I got a call from the dealer I ordered it from. He ordered it on July 15th - my stainless Special Forces came in Friday afternoon. I went and picked it up yesterday

    The sun was too far down in the sky for me to get better pics, but here is one with the factory grips...





    I'll tell ya what - the dealer had a Nighthawk T3 in stock - stainless model. I shot a Nighthawk T3 back in May, and that is what got me back on the 1911 kick a few month's ago. I really liked that gun... Anyway, while I was there, I asked the dealer to see the stainless Nighthawk T3 I knew he had in stock.... I was thinking of asking him if I could move my deposit over to the Nighthawk - and buy that instead... I thought about it on the drive there.

    But, I played with both guns for about 10 minutes, as he did other things. I considered asking, but in the end, I decided I wanted the Brown more. I had the extra $$ on me, since I didn't buy anything at the gun show yesterday. But, as tempting as it was, I wanted what I ordered originally. I am also glad I called Ed Brown after I made the initial order - I made one change - thin grips instead of normal grips.

    After getting that Dan Wesson Valor back in July, I've fallen in love with its thinner grips.

    Anyway here is a couple of indoor photos of the Special Forces with some sand colored VZ grips someone gave me. They were taken off his Valor and never used. I was going to go with them until I saved up for a black pair to match the Valor. But, after having them on all yesterday evening and looking at them - they've grown on me. I think I'll keep them...

    What do you guys think about the grip color?






    Dan Wesson Valor and my Special Forces:

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    OK - I got to shoot it today - put 100 rounds thru it.

    VERY smooth. Worked 100%. No issues. Very accurate.

    I also love the chainlink texturing... And, the trigger pull is perfect. It's probably around 4lbs. The Ed Brown I had around 5 years ago was closer to 3, and I found that a little too light.

    I considered changing out the rear sight to the same kind my Dan Wesson has. But after shooting it, I'm not going to both. Until I got the DW, I only liked 3 dot sights. The Brown has 3 dot sights. The gun is so accurate, that I don't feel like messing with it. No need to set up both guns exactly alike.

    Also, I did a few double taps - fantastic. Second shot hit so close to the first... Probably best I've shot on some of those doubletaps...

    Here are a couple of newer photos with the new grips. I am going to keep the VZ G10 double diamond grips on it afterall...






    And, I've always loved the perfect, white circles on the sights that Brown uses - very bright around the tritium:


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    Nice Pics Shipwreck!
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    Yes the new grips add a lot to your new Brown. I also like the big white circles he use's on his sights.
    Your new Brown is beautiful. I have a K.C. it does have eye's..
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    Nice...can't mess with perfection!
    Beauty is skin deep but ugly goes right to the bone.

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    These are great pistols. Here's mine. Stealth grey under black. Gen3 coating over stainless steel.

    Thin textured grips vs my normal thin Alumagrips, short trigger, ambidextrous frame safety. Otherwise stock. I "think" I slightly prefer the scales on my Kobra Carry to the chain link textures. I understand there are two chain patterns but haven't seen them side by side.





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